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Which classic F1 venue will return next?

Zandvoort, Kyalami and Buenos Aires have been linked to F1 returns. DIETER RENCKEN is sceptical about all three tracks' chances, but argues revitalised 'heritage' venues are the way forward

A wag once suggested that "nostalgia ain't what it used to be", and, when it comes to Formula 1 that saying generally rings true, particularly where rose-tinted-spectacle-wearing fans are concerned.

Could grands prix of yore, with their driver mortality rates of 20 per cent and a bag of rag-tag entrants who at times battled to raise their number above a dozen, even compete with today's slick, multi-billion dollar 'show'?

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